†Phalacrocidaris branneri White 1877 (pencil urchin)
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Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Alternative combination: Cidaris branneri
Synonyms: Rhabdocidaris brasiliensis Maury 1936, Rhabdocidaris capelloi de Loriol 1887
Belongs to Phalacrocidaris according to A. B. Smith 1991
See also Maury 1936
Sister taxon: Phalacrocidaris japonica
Type specimens:
- Phalacrocidaris branneri: Its type locality is Lastro, perto de Maroim, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Riacheulo Formation of Brazil
- Rhabdocidaris brasiliensis: DGM 1193-I, 1135-I, a test. Its type locality is Lastro (DGM collection), which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Riachuelo Formation of Brazil.
- Rhabdocidaris capelloi:
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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